Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#3111 (Land of Sunshine)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | C Major |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording Chi (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Land of Sunshine, The / Land of Sunshine (composed by Martin Mulhaire)
Discography
Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16#1 | [Chi] various. Traditional Irish Music in America. Chicago. |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recording listed above.
| As reel #258 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1976